Science Events in Boston
Stay up-to-date with all of the life science events taking place in the Greater Boston area with the Science in Boston events calendar! From academia to industry and biotech to pharma, our events calendar is your complete source for life science conferences, symposiums, networking, and workshops in Boston. We even cover science pub nights and science fundraisers!
If you’re interested in promoting your life science event on the Science in Boston events calendar, please use our event submission form.
- This event has passed.
Private Screening: In Their Shoes, Unheard Stories of Reentry and Recovery
December 2, 2019 - 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Overview
MassBio will be holding a private screening of In Their Shoes, Unheard Stories of Reentry and Recovery, a moving documentary which is set in Boston and explores the connection between mental health, addiction, and incarceration. The film will be followed by a panel featuring Dr Bertha Madras of Harvard Medical School and Former US Representative Patrick Kennedy, both members of President Trump’s Commission on the Opioid Crisis.
The documentary recounts the journey of four men from addiction to prison and the complexity of their lives on the outside and is interspersed with interviews and commentary by Mayor Marty Walsh, Congressman Joe Kennedy III, Sheriff Michael Bellotti, Professor Randall Horton, and more.
The screening will be held at the MassBio office, 300 Technology Square, Cambridge on December 2nd. Registration and networking with refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will start at 6:00 pm and the documentary will begin at 6:30 pm.
Please join us on December 2nd and participate in this critical conversation. Your RSVP response is requested by November 18th, via email to John Hallinan.
More info on the documentary can be found at https://www.intheirshoesfilm.com/ and additional information on the sobering metrics of opioid abuse at Facts – In Their Shoes Film.
